Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-03

phosphate OI lille. NO OlnSI ISAOn
chemists, Frenzy and Fell, have produced
rubies and sapphires having the same
composition with the genuine stones and
nearly equal hardness.
The Art of Travelling.
Philadelphia Press.
Have you ever talked with a man who
has travelled around the world and seen
everything from the mouth of the Congo
to the Chinese wall? met ona this mora
ing on the west end veranda. He travels
all the time, and he told me that he made
point of getting into cities and coun-
tries at holiday-times, when he could see
them at their best. That is why he stays
in America in summer. His next stop
ping place will be Persia; then he goes
into Egypt, and he will reach China in
April, when the fetes are held. asked
him what it cost to live as he did. 1T
would cost you about $12 day to fol-
low in my paths" he answered, 'sbut do
it for 1925. Living expenses have aver
aged me that the past year. keep a
record of everything. and know to pen
ny what I spend, 1 always travel first
class, see all there is to be seen, and
don't think I have the reputation of-be-
ing niggardly. But I have travelling
down to a science. 1t costs me now
about % per cent. of what it did when
began. OF course some of the reduction
comes from the cheepness of travelling
facilities, but good part of it comes
from knowing what am about.
Travelling is business, and to do it
economically one has to .learn it as he
has trade. For example, tipping costs
nae about one-third what it would mex
perienced people, because [ know when
to tip and when not to. Then in living I
save again, live on the European plan
always, SO that if am sightseeing can
get my meals anywhere without feeling
that am paying for another I do not
eat. Then 1 always avoid table
d'hote. That's another way of paying
for more than you want. Ny biggest
meal is my breakfast. If I get good
one I don't care much what I have the
rest 1.-The day. find that most travel
ers feel the same way. keep diary OF
everything do, aud I can tell what I
did aud where / was on any day for twen-
ty years past. I can only speak one
language-English, though have pick ed
up suattering of French, but [ get
along with my native tongue. Yog will
find English speaking people the world
over, and I never trouble myself about the
language of the country am gciag to.
Perplexed.
Youths Companion.
All well-regulated family magazines
and newspapers nowadays devote COL
ANN or two to the subject of infant nur-
ture; but unhappi]y the theories advanc-
ed are SO various and contradictory as
often to prove rather a hindrance than
help. Here is the experience of an an
xious young couple, who certainly de-
serve sympathy, and who, it is to be
hoped, will in due time learn that two
thirds, at least, of the reports of "What
doctors say" ia newspapers, was never
said by any doctor who possessed COM
mon sense.
"Oh, Charles" said nay wife the other
day, "here is German physician who
says that babies should never sleep on
their right side, and you know / always
lay.Tommy down in that position"
swell, well, said, coasolingly, sit evil
IDENTIFY hasn't hurt him mach. He is the
picture of health
ooh, you can't tell by that how he has
felt. He may have suffered everything"
The next day read In one of our
priced Infant Colunns:" ga baby
should always be put to sleep on it's right
side as the pressure on the heart is thus
relieved"
"Here," said, 1--WE mist go back to
the old way and baby was turned &C
cordinglv
Within twenty four hours my wife
came hurrying to ne, newspaper in hand.
"Charies, how ignorant we are! We GER
tainly don't deserve such a treasure as
our baby! Here we have been making
Tommy sleep, first ON one side. and then
on the other, when I have Just read that
a BABY should always lie on it's back, as
digestion is thus greatly assisted. No
wonder the little darling is restless"
So Tommy was turned over on his back
and there he lay, till one morning /
picked up magazine and read: 'It
may not be generally known that the
most healthful position a baby can be
placed In for nap is fiat on his stomach.
Many children suffer greatly from the
ignorance of their nurses on this point"
9Now I understand what made baby
kick and scream SO when we placed him
on his back" and straightway he was put
to bed on his stomach.
"Hen get used to it by and by" said
my wife. "Raise him little higher on
his pillow"
"ButI have just read that a baby
should never lie on pillow, it is liable to
Gauss curvature of the spine."
ooh, mercy" screamed my wife, "do
throw the pillow away
But that very day we read: "a rush of
blood to the head often results from
laving child's head on level with its |
BODY"
"Bring back that pillow" said.
sBut don't want his spine curved" /
protested my wife.
What shall we do? Tommy seems as
anxious about it as We are.